EP3252516A1 - Système optique à grossissement variable, instrument optique, et procédé de fabrication d'un système optique à grossissement variable - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a variable magnification optical system, an optical apparatus, and a method for manufacturing the variable magnification optical system.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application, Publication No. H11-231220
- a variable magnification optical system including, in order from an object: a first lens group having a negative refractive power; a second lens group having a positive refractive power; a third lens group having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, the first to fourth lens groups, the system performing varying magnification by changing the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group, the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group, and the distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group, wherein the third lens group includes a 32nd lens group configured to be movable so as to have a component in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis in order to correct image blur as a vibration-reduction lens group and a 31st lens group disposed at an object-side of the 32nd lens group, the 32nd lens group has negative refractive power, and the system satisfies the following conditional expression. 0.200 ⁇ f 1 / f
- a variable magnification optical system including, in order from an object: a first lens group having a negative refractive power; a second lens group having a positive refractive power; a third lens group having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, the first to fourth lens groups, the system performing varying magnification by changing the distances between the respective lens groups, wherein the third lens group includes a 32nd lens group configured to be movable so as to have a component in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis in order to correct image blur as a vibration-reduction lens group and a 31 st lens group which is disposed close to an object-side of the 32nd lens group and of which the position in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis during image blur correction is immovable, the 31 st lens group has positive or negative refractive power, the 32nd lens group has negative refractive power, and the system satisfies the following condition
- an optical apparatus having the above-described variable magnification optical system mounted thereon.
- variable magnification optical system includes, in order from an object: a first lens group having a negative refractive power; a second lens group having a positive refractive power; a third lens group having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, the first to fourth lens groups, the system performing varying magnification by changing the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group, the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group, and the distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group, wherein the third lens group includes a 32nd lens group configured to be movable so as to have a component in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis in order to correct image blur as a vibration-reduction lens group and a 31 st lens group disposed at an object-side of the 32nd lens group, the 32nd lens group has negative refractive power, and the method includes arranging the respective lenses
- variable magnification optical system includes, in order from an object: a first lens group having a negative refractive power; a second lens group having a positive refractive power; a third lens group having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, the first to fourth lens groups, the system performing varying magnification by changing the distances between the respective lens groups, wherein the third lens group includes a 32nd lens group configured to be movable so as to have a component in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis in order to correct image blur as a vibration-reduction lens group and a 31 st lens group which is disposed close to an object-side of the 32nd lens group and of which the position in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis during image blur correction is immovable, the 31 st lens group has positive or negative refractive power, the 32nd lens group has negative ref
- Fig. 1 illustrates an example of a configuration of a variable magnification optical system (variable power optical system) ZL.
- the number of lens groups, a lens configuration of each lens group, and the like can be changed appropriately.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL includes, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power, the system performing varying magnification (varying power) by changing the distance between the first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2, the distance between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the distance between the third lens group G3 and the fourth lens group G4, wherein the third lens group G3 includes a 32nd lens group G32 configured to be movable so as to have a component in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis in order to correct image blur as a vibration-reduction lens group (VR) and a 31st lens group G31 disposed close to an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32, and the 32nd lens group G32 has negative refractive power.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL may, in order from an object include a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power, the system performing varying magnification by changing the distances between the respective lens groups, wherein the third lens group G3 includes a 32nd lens group G32 configured to be movable so as to have a component in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis in order to correct image blur as a vibration-reduction lens group (VR) and a 31 st lens group G31 which is disposed close to an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 and of which the position in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis during image blur correction is immovable, the 31 st lens group G31 has positive or negative refractive power, and the 32nd lens group G32 has negative refractive power.
- variable magnification optical system has lens groups having a negative, positive, negative, and positive refractive power and changes the distances between the respective lens groups. Therefore, it is possible to implement a variable magnification optical system having a wide angle of view.
- the third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power is configured to include the 31 st lens group G31 and the 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power, and the 32nd lens group G32 is moved so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis to perform image blur correction. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of eccentric coma aberration (decentering coma aberration) and one-sided blur during image blur correction and to obtain satisfactory imaging performance.
- a lens group for example, the second lens group G2 other than the third lens group G3 is configured as a vibration-reduction lens group
- the F-value is decreased (brightened) and an image height is increased
- manufacturing sensitivity increases and it is difficult to manufacture the lens group.
- at least a portion of the third lens group G3 in the optical system having a negative, positive, negative, and positive refractive power is configured as a vibration-reduction lens group, even when the F-value is decreased and the image height is increased, it is possible to obtain an effect that an increase in manufacturing sensitivity is suppressed.
- the third lens group G3 is configured as a vibration-reduction lens group and a lens which is immovable during vibration reduction is disposed in the third lens group G3 on a side closer to the object side than the vibration-reduction lens group, it is possible to obtain an effect that the vibration-reduction performance does not decrease even when the F-value is decreased.
- variable magnification optical system ZL satisfies Conditional Expression (1) below. 0.200 ⁇ f 1 / f 3 ⁇ 0.900
- Conditional Expression (1) is a conditional expression for correcting curvature of field and coma aberration satisfactorily while obtaining a wide angle of view (a half-angle of view of approximately 50° or more) in the wide-angle end state.
- the focal length ratio exceeds the upper limit value of Conditional Expression (1), the focal length of the first lens group G1 is increased, and it is difficult to obtain a wide angle of view (a half-angle of view of approximately 50° or more) in the wide-angle end state. In some cases, a total lens length and a lens diameter of the first lens group G1 are increased.
- the upper limit value of Conditional Expression (1) be set to 0.800. In order to obtain the effect more reliably, it is preferable that the upper limit value of Conditional Expression (1) be set to 0.700.
- the focal length ratio is smaller than the lower limit value of Conditional Expression (1), the focal length of the first lens group G1 is decreased and it is difficult to correct curvature of field and coma aberration. Therefore, it may be difficult to obtain satisfactory imaging performance.
- the lower limit value of Conditional Expression (1) be set to 0.250. In order to obtain the effect more reliably, it is preferable that the lower limit value of Conditional Expression (1) be set to 0.300.
- variable magnification optical system ZL satisfies Conditional Expression (2) below. 0.700 ⁇ f 32 / f 3 ⁇ 2.500 where f32: focal length of the 32nd lens group G32
- Conditional Expression (2) is a conditional expression for defining the focal length of the 32nd lens group G32 which is the vibration-reduction lens group (VR) with respect to the focal length of the third lens group G3.
- Conditional Expression (2) it is possible to control a moving distance of the 32nd lens group G32 appropriately during image blur correction while obtaining satisfactory imaging performance.
- the upper limit value of Conditional Expression (2) be set to 2.100. In order to obtain the effect more reliably, it is preferable that the upper limit value of Conditional Expression (2) be set to 1.700.
- the lower limit value of Conditional Expression (2) be set to 0.800. In order to obtain the effect more reliably, it is preferable that the lower limit value of Conditional Expression (2) be set to 0.900.
- variable magnification optical system ZL satisfies Conditional Expression (3) below. 0.400 ⁇ f 4 / f 2 ⁇ 1.600 where
- Conditional Expression (3) is a conditional expression for defining an appropriate ratio of the focal length of the fourth lens group G4 to the focal length of the second lens group G2.
- Conditional Expression (3) it is possible to decrease a total lens length while satisfactorily correcting various aberrations including spherical aberration and obtaining a small (bright) F-value (approximately F2.8 to F3.5).
- the focal length ratio exceeds the upper limit value of Conditional Expression (3), the focal length of the second lens group G2 becomes smaller than the focal length of the fourth lens group G4 and it is difficult to correct spherical aberration. As a result, it is difficult to obtain a small (bright) F-value (approximately F2.8 to F3.5).
- the upper limit value of Conditional Expression (3) be set to 1.400. In order to obtain the effect more reliably, it is preferable that the upper limit value of Conditional Expression (3) be set to 1.200.
- the focal length ratio is smaller than the lower limit value of Conditional Expression (3), the focal length of the second lens group G2 becomes larger than the focal length of the fourth lens group G4 and it is difficult to decrease the total lens length.
- the lower limit value of Conditional Expression (3) be set to 0.500. In order to obtain the effect more reliably, it is preferable that the lower limit value of Conditional Expression (3) be set to 0.600.
- the 32nd lens group G32 be constituted by a cemented lens including a positive lens and a negative lens.
- the 31 st lens group G31 have a negative lens and a positive lens.
- the 31 st lens group G31 be constituted by, in order from an object, a negative lens and a positive lens.
- the 31 st lens group G31 be constituted by, in order from an object, a cemented lens including a negative lens and a positive lens.
- the 31 st lens group G31 be constituted by, in order from an object, a positive lens and a negative lens.
- the 31 st lens group G31 be constituted by, in order from an object, a cemented lens including a positive lens and a negative lens.
- the second lens group G2 be constituted by, in order from an object, a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power, and the 21 st lens group G21 is moved in an optical axis direction as a focusing lens group to thereby perform focusing.
- variable magnification optical system ZL it is preferable that a lens surface closest to an image, of the 32nd lens group G32 be an aspherical surface.
- variable magnification optical system ZL satisfies Conditional Expression (4) below. 1.100 ⁇ A T 3.5 / A T 4.0 ⁇ 5.000 where
- the asphericity refers to the amount of sag of an aspherical surface with respect to an approximate spherical surface on the optical axis of the aspherical surface, measured along the optical axis.
- Conditional Expression (4) is a Conditional Expression for defining an appropriate value of the asphericity of the aspherical surface closest to an image, of the 32nd lens group G32.
- Conditional Expression (4) is set to 4.000. In order to obtain the effect more reliably, it is preferable that the upper limit value of Conditional Expression (4) be set to 3.000.
- the lower limit value of Conditional Expression (4) be set to 1.250. In order to obtain the effect more reliably, it is preferable that the lower limit value of Conditional Expression (4) be set to 1.400.
- variable magnification optical system ZL which has a wide angle of view and in which various aberrations are corrected satisfactorily.
- Fig. 53 illustrates an example of a configuration of a camera having a variable magnification optical system mounted thereon.
- a camera 1 is an interchangeable lens camera (a so-called mirrorless camera) having the above-described variable magnification optical system ZL as an image capturing lens 2.
- OLPF optical low-pass filter
- the subject image is photoelectrically converted by a photoelectric conversion element provided in the imaging unit 3, whereby the image of the subject is generated.
- EVF electronic view finder
- variable magnification optical system ZL mounted on the camera 1 as the image capturing lens 2 has a wide angle of view and has a satisfactory optical performance such that various aberrations are corrected satisfactorily due to its characteristic lens configuration. Therefore, according to the camera 1, it is possible to implement an optical apparatus which has a wide angle of view and has a satisfactory optical performance such that various aberrations are corrected satisfactorily.
- the camera is not limited to this.
- the same effect as the camera 1 can be obtained even when the above-described variable magnification optical system ZL is mounted on a single-lens reflex camera which has a quick return mirror on a camera body and views a subject using a finder optical system.
- Figs. 54 and 55 illustrate an example of a method for manufacturing the variable magnification optical system ZL.
- respective lenses including, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power are arranged in a lens barrel such that varying magnification is performed by changing the distance between the first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2, the distance between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the distance between the third lens group G3 and the fourth lens group G4 (step ST1).
- the respective lenses are arranged such that the third lens group G3 includes a 32nd lens group G32 configured to be movable so as to have a component in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis in order to correct image blur as a vibration-reduction lens group (VR) and a 31st lens group G31 disposed close to an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32, and the 32nd lens group G32 has negative refractive power (step ST2).
- the respective lenses are arranged in the lens barrel so as to satisfy Conditional Expression (1) below (step ST3). 0.200 ⁇ f 1 / f 3 ⁇ 0.900 where
- respective lenses including, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power are arranged in a lens barrel such that varying magnification is performed by changing the distances between the respective lens groups (step ST10).
- the respective lenses are arranged such that the third lens group G3 includes a 32nd lens group G32 configured to be movable so as to have a component in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis in order to correct image blur as a vibration-reduction lens group (VR) and a 31st lens group G31 which is disposed close to an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 and of which the position in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis during image blur correction is immovable, the 31st lens group G31 has positive or negative refractive power, and the 32nd lens group G32 has negative refractive power (step ST20).
- the respective lenses are arranged in the lens barrel so as to satisfy Conditional Expression (1) below (step ST30). 0.200 ⁇ f 1 / f 3 ⁇ 0.900 where
- a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14 are arranged, in order from an object, to form the first lens group G1.
- a biconvex lens L21, a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side and a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L24 and a negative meniscus lens L25 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side are arranged, in order from the object, to form the second lens group G2.
- a biconcave lens L31, a biconvex lens L32, and a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side are arranged, in order from the object, to form the third lens group G3.
- a biconvex lens L41, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L42 and a biconcave lens L43, a biconvex lens L44, and a biconcave lens L45 are arranged, in order from the object, to form the fourth lens group G4.
- the lenses ranging from the biconcave lens L31 to the biconvex lens L32 form the 31 st lens group G31 and the cemented lens including the biconcave lens L33 and the positive meniscus lens L34 having the convex surface oriented toward the object side forms the 32nd lens group G32 (the vibration-reduction lens group (VR)).
- the respective lens groups prepared in this manner are arranged in the above-described order to manufacture the variable magnification optical system ZL.
- variable magnification optical system ZL which has a wide angle of view and in which various aberrations are corrected satisfactorily.
- Figs. 1 , 5 , 9 , 13 , 17 , 21 , 25 , 29 , 33 , 37 , 41 , 45 , and 49 are cross-sectional views illustrating the configuration and the refractive power allocation of variable magnification optical systems ZL (ZL1 to ZL13) according to respective examples.
- the moving directions along the optical axis of each lens group upon varying magnification from the wide-angle end state (W) to the telephoto end state (T) via the intermediate focal length state (M) are indicated by arrows.
- variable magnification optical systems ZL1 to ZL13 In the upper part of the cross-sectional views of the variable magnification optical systems ZL1 to ZL13, the moving direction of the focusing lens group upon focusing from an object at infinity to an object at a close distance is indicated by an arrow and the state of the vibration-reduction lens group VR when correcting image blur is also illustrated.
- Respective reference symbols in Fig. 1 associated with Example 1 are used independently in respective examples in order to avoid complication of description due to an increased number of reference symbol characters. Therefore, even when components in diagrams associated with other examples are denoted by the same reference symbols as used in Fig. 1 , these components do not necessarily have the same configuration as those of other examples.
- Tables 1 to 13 illustrated below are tables of respective specifications of Examples 1 to 13.
- the d-line (wavelength: 587.562 nm) and the g-line (wavelength: 435.835 nm) are selected as an aberration characteristics calculation target.
- a surface number indicates a sequence number of an optical surface from an object side along a traveling direction of light
- R indicates a radius of curvature of each optical surface
- D indicates a surface distance which is the distance on the optical axis from each optical surface to the next optical surface (or an image plane)
- nd indicates a refractive index for the d-line, of a material of an optical member
- vd indicates the Abbe number for the d-line, of a material of an optical member.
- Di indicates a surface distance between an i-th surface and an (i+1)th surface
- Aperture stop indicates an aperture stop S.
- Equation (a) the shape of an aspherical surface described in [Lens Specification] is expressed by Equation (a) below.
- X(y) indicates the distance along the optical axis direction from a tangential plane at the vertex of an aspherical surface to a position on the aspherical surface at a height y
- R indicates a radius of curvature (a paraxial radius of curvature) of a reference spherical surface
- ⁇ indicates a conic constant
- Ai indicates an aspheric coefficient at degree i.
- An aspheric coefficient A2 at degree 2 is 0 and is not illustrated.
- X y y 2 / R / 1 + 1 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ y 2 / R 2 1 / 2 + A 4 ⁇ y 4 + A 6 ⁇ y 6 + A 8 ⁇ y 8 + A 10 ⁇ y 10 + A 12 ⁇ y 12 + A 14 ⁇ y 14 + A 16 ⁇ y 16 + A 18 ⁇ y 18
- f indicates a focal length of an entire lens system
- FNo indicates the F-number
- ⁇ indicates a half-angle of view (unit: °)
- Y indicates the maximum image height
- BF indicates the distance (an air-conversion length) from the last lens surface to the image plane I on the optical axis upon focusing on infinity
- TL indicates the sum of BF and the distance from the frontmost lens surface to the last lens surface on the optical axis upon focusing on infinity.
- Di indicates a surface distance between an i-th surface and an (i+1)th surface
- D0 indicates an axial air distance between an object plane and a lens surface closest to object
- f indicates the focal length of an entire lens system
- ⁇ indicates an imaging magnification
- mm is generally used as the unit of the focal length f, the radius of curvature R, the surface distance D, and other length and the like described in all specification values unless particularly stated otherwise.
- the unit is not limited to this since an equivalent optical performance is obtained even when the optical system is proportionally expanded or reduced.
- the unit is not limited to “mm” and other appropriate units may be used.
- Example 1 will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4 and Table 1.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL1) according to Example 1 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from an object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 includes, in order from an object, a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from an object, a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by, in order from an object, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L24 and a negative meniscus lens L25 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31 st lens group G31 having a negative refractive power and a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31 st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconcave lens L31 and a biconvex lens L32.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L41, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L42 and a biconcave lens L43, and a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L44 and a biconcave lens L45.
- the biconcave lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 positioned at an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 is immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 1 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.73 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.32 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.85 and the focal length is 23.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.68° is -0.33 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -1.14 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.29 mm.
- Table 1 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 1.
- Surface numbers 1 to 32 in Table 1 correspond to optical surfaces of m1 to m32 illustrated in Fig. 1 .
- Table 1 [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 141.63094 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 16.71640 12.038 1.00000 *3 -163.31283 1.700 1.76690 46.9 4 106.92575 2.420 1.00000 5 -163.11816 1.700 1.49700 81.7 6 54.83939 1.200 1.00000 7 48.77184 5.134 1.75520 27.6 8 -212.53934 (D8) 1.00000 9 45.70675 3.974 1.64769 33.7 10 -288.07145 0.100 1.00000 11 48.60693 1.000 1.84666 23.8 12 19.56306 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 60.48377 (D 13) 1.00000 14 50.48320 5.971 1.49700 81.7 15 -36.76255 1.400 1.846
- variable magnification optical system ZL1 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Figs. 2 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration (lateral chromatic aberration), and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL1 according to Example 1, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 3 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL1 according to Example 1, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Figs. 4 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL1 according to Example 1 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FNO indicates the F-number
- NA indicates a numerical aperture
- A indicates a half-angle of view (unit: °) at each image height
- H0 indicates an object height
- d indicates aberration at the d-line
- g indicates aberration at the g-line.
- aberrations without these characters indicate aberrations at the d-line.
- the F-number values corresponding to the maximum aperture are illustrated.
- the numerical aperture values corresponding to the maximum aperture are illustrated.
- a solid line indicates the sagittal image plane and a broken line indicates the meridional image plane.
- variable magnification optical system ZL1 has a satisfactory optical performance such that various aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL1 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 2 will be described with reference to Figs. 5 to 8 and Table 2.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL2) according to Example 2 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 21 st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21 st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L24 and a negative meniscus lens L25 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31 st lens group G31 having a negative refractive power and a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31 st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L31 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side and a biconvex lens L32.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L41, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L42 and a biconcave lens L43, and a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L44 and a biconcave lens L45.
- the biconcave lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21 st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31 st lens group G31 positioned at an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 is immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 2 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.64 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.36 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.72 and the focal length is 23.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.68° is -0.39 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.95 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.35 mm.
- Table 2 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 2.
- Surface numbers 1 to 32 in Table 2 correspond to optical surfaces of ml to m32 illustrated in Fig. 5 .
- Table 2 [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 150.10753 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 16.71640 11.635 1.00000 *3 -200.00000 1.700 1.76690 46.9 4 110.26615 3.043 1.00000 5 -91.18897 1.700 1.49700 81.7 6 92.62695 1.200 1.00000 7 59.51795 4.893 1.75520 27.6 8 -144.55653 (D8) 1.00000 9 54.17771 3.853 1.57957 53.7 10 -168.15683 0.100 1.00000 11 48.15476 1.400 1.84666 23.8 12 20.82567 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 71.98010 (D13) 1.00000 14 58.01895 5.140 1.51680 63.9 15 -52.48261 1.400 1.84666 23.8
- variable magnification optical system ZL2 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Figs. 6 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL2 according to Example 2, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 7 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL2 according to Example 2, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Figs. 8 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL2 according to Example 2 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL2 has a satisfactory optical performance when various aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL2 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 3 will be described with reference to Figs. 9 to 12 and Table 3.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL3) according to Example 3 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21 st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by a biconvex lens L24.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31st lens group G31 having a positive refractive power and a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31 st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L31 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side and a biconvex lens L32.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L41, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L42 and a biconcave lens L43, and a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L44 and a biconcave lens L45.
- the biconcave lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G1 toward the image side) chan and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21 st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 positioned at an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 is immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 3 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.63 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.37 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.73 and the focal length is 23.95 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.67° is -0.38 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.95 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.35 mm.
- Table 3 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 3.
- Surface numbers 1 to 31 in Table 3 correspond to optical surfaces of ml to m31 illustrated in Fig. 9 .
- Table 3 [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 163.30041 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 16.71640 11.632 1.00000 *3 -200.00000 1.722 1.76690 46.9 4 119.78033 3.168 1.00000 5 -79.22706 1.700 1.49700 81.7 6 124.43920 1.200 1.00000 7 62.39960 4.890 1.75520 27.6 8 -133.86420 (D8) 1.00000 9 48.51093 4.118 1.58313 59.4 10 -176.87394 0.100 1.00000 11 49.08121 1.400 1.84666 23.8 12 19.98762 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 63.37128 (D13) 1.00000 14 52.68721 4.196 1.49700 81.7 15 -113.72899
- variable magnification optical system ZL3 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Figs. 10 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL3 according to Example 3, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 11 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL3 according to Example 3, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Figs. 12 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL3 according to Example 3 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL3 has a satisfactory optical performance such that aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL3 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 4 will be described with reference to Figs. 13 to 16 and Table 4.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL4) according to Example 4 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21 st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by a biconvex lens L24.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31 st lens group G31 having a negative refractive power and a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31 st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L31 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side and a biconvex lens L32.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L41, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L42, a biconcave lens L43, and a biconvex lens L44, and a negative meniscus lens L45 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the negative meniscus lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21 st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 positioned at an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 is immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 4 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.64 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.36 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.77 and the focal length is 23.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.67° is -0.37 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.99 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.34 mm.
- Table 4 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 4.
- Surface numbers 1 to 31 in Table 4 correspond to optical surfaces of m1 to m31 illustrated in Fig. 13 .
- Table 4 [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 158.26471 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 16.71640 12.506 1.00000 *3 -100.68692 1.700 1.76690 46.9 4 294.38156 2.036 1.00000 5 -112.13035 1.700 1.49700 81.7 6 85.46589 1.795 1.00000 7 62.15225 4.834 1.75520 27.6 8 -152.76455 (D8) 1.00000 9 51.34147 5.247 1.57957 53.7 10 -148.40876 0.100 1.00000 11 52.00686 1.400 1.84666 23.8 12 20.66855 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 70.71894 (D13) 1.00000 14 43.27867 4.209 1.49700 81.7 15 -204.02511 (D15)
- variable magnification optical system ZL4 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Figs. 14 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL4 according to Example 4, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 15 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL4 according to Example 4, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Fig. 16 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL4 according to Example 4 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL4 has a satisfactory optical performance such that aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL4 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 5 will be described with reference to Figs. 17 to 20 and Table 5.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL5) according to Example 5 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21 st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L24 and a biconcave lens L25.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31st lens group G31 having a negative refractive power and a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31 st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconcave lens L31 and a biconvex lens L32.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L41 and a negative meniscus lens L42 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side, a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L43 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side, a biconvex lens L44, and a negative meniscus lens L45 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side, and a negative meniscus lens L46 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the negative meniscus lens L46 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21 st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 positioned at an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 is immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 5 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.64 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.36 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.75 and the focal length is 23.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.68° is -0.37 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -1.00 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.33 mm.
- Table 5 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 5.
- Surface numbers 1 to 34 in Table 5 correspond to optical surfaces of ml to m34 illustrated in Fig. 17 .
- Table 5 [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 214.03011 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 16.71640 11.176 1.00000 *3 -149.10992 1.788 1.76690 46.9 4 166.28713 1.900 1.00000 5 -178.76254 1.700 1.49700 81.7 6 70.87126 1.200 1.00000 7 54.15316 5.068 1.75520 27.6 8 -156.77207 (D8) 1.00000 9 65.37596 4.042 1.57957 53.7 10 -86.40087 0.100 1.00000 11 32.87197 1.400 1.84666 23.8 12 18.04495 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 43.87059 (D13) 1.00000 14 54.51621 4.209 1.62299 58.1 15 -64.87306 0.100
- variable magnification optical system ZL5 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Fig. 18 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL5 according to Example 5, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 19 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL5 according to Example 5, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Fig. 20 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL5 according to Example 5 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL5 has a satisfactory optical performance such that aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL5 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 6 will be described with reference to Figs. 21 to 24 and Table 6.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL6) according to Example 6 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21 st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by a biconvex lens L24.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31 st lens group G31 having a negative refractive power and a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31 st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconcave lens L31 and a biconvex lens L32.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L41 and a negative meniscus lens L42 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side, a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L43 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a biconvex lens L44, and a negative meniscus lens L45 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the negative meniscus lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G 1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21 st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 positioned at an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 is immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 6 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.64 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.36 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.75 and the focal length is 23.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.68° is -0.37 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.99 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.34 mm.
- Table 6 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 6.
- Surface numbers 1 to 31 in Table 6 correspond to optical surfaces of m1 to m31 illustrated in Fig. 21 .
- Table 6 [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 137.45565 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 16.71640 13.249 1.00000 *3 -200.00000 1.800 1.76690 46.9 4 140.79042 2.774 1.00000 5 -91.00641 1.700 1.49782 82.6 6 130.91139 1.200 1.00000 7 57.71328 4.309 1.75520 27.6 8 -391.18420 (D8) 1.00000 9 57.45469 3.759 1.57957 53.7 10 -136.04620 0.100 1.00000 11 63.50444 1.400 1.84666 23.8 12 22.40727 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 125.90248 (D13) 1.00000 14 62.30210 4.178 1.49782 82.6 15 -89.590
- variable magnification optical system ZL6 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Fig. 22 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL6 according to Example 6, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 23 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL6 according to Example 6, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Fig. 24 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL6 according to Example 6 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL6 has a satisfactory optical performance such that aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL6 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 7 will be described with reference to Figs. 25 to 28 and Table 7.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL7) according to Example 7 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a negative meniscus lens L13 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the negative meniscus lens L13 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21 st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L21 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a biconvex lens L21.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by a biconvex lens L23.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31st lens group G31 having a negative refractive power and a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L31 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side and a biconvex lens L32.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L41 and a negative meniscus lens L42 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side, a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L43 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a biconvex lens L44, and a biconcave lens L45.
- the biconcave lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G 1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21 st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 positioned at an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 is immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 7 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.65 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.36 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.75 and the focal length is 23.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.68° is -0.37 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.98 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.34 mm.
- Table 7 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 7.
- Surface numbers 1 to 30 in Table 7 correspond to optical surfaces of m1 to m30 illustrated in Fig. 25 .
- Table 7) [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 89.53266 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 16.72432 10.787 1.00000 3 -103.42713 1.784 1.80400 46.6 4 266.92556 4.198 1.00000 5 -43.32498 1.700 1.80400 46.6 *6 -166.61981 1.200 1.00000 7 48.05321 4.547 1.76182 26.6 8 -1018.15300 (D8) 1.00000 9 66.55625 1.400 1.84666 23.8 10 33.15012 0.277 1.00000 11 35.08798 5.384 1.61720 54.0 12 -90.24468 (D12) 1.00000 13 58.23067 4.702 1.49782 82.6 14 -78.69518 (D14) 1.00000 15 (Aperture stop)
- variable magnification optical system ZL7 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Fig. 26 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL7 according to Example 7, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 27 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL7 according to Example 7, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Fig. 28 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL7 according to Example 7 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL7 has a satisfactory optical performance such that aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL7 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 8 will be described with reference to Figs. 29 to 32 and Table 8.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL8) according to Example 8 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21 st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L24 and a negative meniscus lens L25 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31st lens group G31 having a negative refractive power and a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31 st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconcave lens L31 and a biconvex lens L32.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L41, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L42 and a biconcave lens L43, and a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L44 and a negative meniscus lens L45 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the negative meniscus lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G 1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21 st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 positioned at an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 is immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 8 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.94 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.25 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -1.09 and the focal length is 24.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.67° is -0.26 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -1.39 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.24 mm.
- Table 8 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 8.
- Surface numbers 1 to 32 in Table 8 correspond to optical surfaces of m1 to m32 illustrated in Fig. 29 .
- Table 8) [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 118.11493 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 18.50197 15.261 1.00000 *3 -116.47550 1.700 1.76690 46.9 4 99.79733 2.879 1.00000 5 -111.98406 1.700 1.49700 81.7 6 50.34852 1.200 1.00000 7 48.79982 5.385 1.75520 27.6 8 -178.95096 (D8) 1.00000 9 65.28171 4.673 1.64769 33.7 10 -174.54058 0.100 1.00000 11 48.60726 1.000 1.84666 23.8 12 21.59175 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 70.71902 (D13) 1.00000 14 52.04753 6.934 1.49700 81.7 15 -32.71006
- variable magnification optical system ZL8 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Fig. 30 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL8 according to Example 8, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 31 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL8 according to Example 8, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Fig. 32 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL8 according to Example 8 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL8 has a satisfactory optical performance such that aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL8 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 9 will be described with reference to Figs. 33 to 36 and Table 9.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL9) according to Example 9 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L24 and a negative meniscus lens L25 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31st lens group G31 having a negative refractive power, a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power, and a 33rd lens group G33 having a positive refractive power.
- the 31st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconcave lens L31 and a biconvex lens L32.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by a cemented lens including, in order from the object, a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 33rd lens group G33 is constituted by a positive meniscus lens L35 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L41, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L42 and a biconcave lens L43, and a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L44 and a negative meniscus lens L45 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the negative meniscus lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21 st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 and the 33rd lens group G33 positioned on both sides of the 32nd lens group G32 are immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 9 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -1.10 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.21 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -1.30 and the focal length is 24.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.67° is -0.22 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -1.67 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.20 mm.
- Table 9 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 9.
- Surface numbers 1 to 34 in Table 9 correspond to optical surfaces of m1 to m34 illustrated in Fig. 33 .
- Table 9) [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 120.11174 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 18.42119 13.635 1.00000 *3 -200.00000 1.800 1.76690 46.9 4 150.83577 3.187 1.00000 5 -71.42255 1.700 1.49700 81.7 6 48.32790 1.200 1.00000 7 47.89535 5.085 1.75520 27.6 8 -307.69627 (D8) 1.00000 9 78.39566 3.691 1.64769 33.7 10 -136.82539 0.100 1.00000 11 51.47266 1.000 1.84666 23.8 12 22.82138 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 80.58386 (D13) 1.00000 14 49.88728 6.745 1.49700 81.7 15 -33.905
- variable magnification optical system ZL9 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Fig. 34 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL9 according to Example 9, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 35 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL9 according to Example 9, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Fig. 36 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL9 according to Example 9 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL9 has a satisfactory optical performance such that aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL9 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 10 will be described with reference to Figs. 37 to 40 and Table 10.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL10) according to Example 10 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21 st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L24 and a negative meniscus lens L25 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31 st lens group G31 having a positive refractive power, a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power, and a 33rd lens group G33 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconcave lens L31 and a biconvex lens L32.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 33rd lens group G33 is constituted by a negative meniscus lens L35 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L41, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L42 and a biconcave lens L43, and a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L44 and a biconcave lens L45.
- the biconcave lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21 st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 and the 33rd lens group G33 positioned on both sides of the 32nd lens group G32 are immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 10 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.71 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.33 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.83 and the focal length is 23.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.68° is -0.34 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -1.10 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.30 mm.
- Table 10 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 10.
- Surface numbers 1 to 34 in Table 10 correspond to optical surfaces of m1 to m34 illustrated in Fig. 37 .
- Table 10 [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 129.36523 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 16.79076 12.080 1.00000 *3 -168.11497 1.700 1.76690 46.9 4 102.22883 2.549 1.00000 5 -153.79234 1.700 1.49700 81.7 6 54.95054 1.200 1.00000 7 49.28856 5.114 1.75520 27.6 8 -214.29260 (D8) 1.00000 9 48.24357 3.936 1.64769 33.7 10 -231.49667 0.100 1.00000 11 54.48877 1.000 1.84666 23.8 12 20.36996 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 71.07354 (D13) 1.00000 14 50.70089 6.202 1.49700 81.7 15 -35.23054 1.400
- variable magnification optical system ZL10 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Fig. 38 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL10 according to Example 10, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 39 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL10 according to Example 10, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Fig. 40 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL10 according to Example 10 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL10 has a satisfactory optical performance such that aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL10 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 11 will be described with reference to Figs. 41 to 44 and Table 11.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL11) according to Example 11 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 21 st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L24 and a negative meniscus lens L25 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31st lens group G31 having a negative refractive power and a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31 st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a positive meniscus lens L31 having a convex surface oriented toward the image side and a negative meniscus lens L32 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L41, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L42 and a biconcave lens L43, and a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L44 and a biconcave lens L45.
- the biconcave lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21 st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 positioned at an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 is immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 11 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.70 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.33 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.84 and the focal length is 23.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.68° is -0.33 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -1.11 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.30 mm.
- Table 11 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 11.
- Surface numbers 1 to 32 in Table 11 correspond to optical surfaces of m1 to m32 illustrated in Fig. 41 .
- Table 11 [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 76.25229 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 16.79439 13.642 1.00000 *3 -200.00000 1.700 1.76690 46.9 4 75.03729 3.177 1.00000 5 -125.54845 1.700 1.49700 81.7 6 49.12256 1.200 1.00000 7 47.85420 5.237 1.75520 27.6 8 -213.44096 (D8) 1.00000 9 52.27459 3.866 1.64769 33.7 10 -201.45526 0.100 1.00000 11 47.65640 1.000 1.84666 23.8 12 20.62433 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 51.97288 (D13) 1.00000 14 36.30851 6.943 1.49700 81.7 15 -40.01236 1.400 1.84666 23.8 16
- variable magnification optical system ZL11 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Fig. 42 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL11 according to Example 11, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 43 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL11 according to Example 11, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Fig. 44 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL11 according to Example 11 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL11 has a satisfactory optical performance such that aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL11 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 12 will be described with reference to Figs. 45 to 48 and Table 12.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL12) according to Example 12 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21 st lens group G21 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L24 and a negative meniscus lens L25 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31st lens group G31 having a negative refractive power and a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31 st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a positive meniscus lens L31 having a convex surface oriented toward the image side and a negative meniscus lens L32 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L41, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L42 and a biconcave lens L43, and a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L44 and a biconcave lens L45.
- the biconcave lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G 1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21 st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 positioned at an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 is immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 12 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.67 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.35 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.80 and the focal length is 23.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.68° is -0.35 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -1.06 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.32 mm.
- Table 12 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 12.
- Surface numbers 1 to 31 in Table 12 correspond to optical surfaces of m1 to m31 illustrated in Fig. 45 .
- Table 12 [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 73.02420 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 16.71640 13.599 1.00000 *3 -200.00000 1.700 1.76690 46.9 4 73.09691 3.347 1.00000 5 -108.14702 1.700 1.49700 81.7 6 51.28745 1.200 1.00000 7 49.11741 5.183 1.75520 27.6 8 -189.76183 (D8) 1.00000 9 56.47818 3.732 1.64769 33.7 10 -178.32704 0.100 1.00000 11 49.11563 1.000 1.84666 23.8 12 21.22809 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 54.71456 (D13) 1.00000 14 36.94523 6.983 1.49700 81.7 15 -38.413
- variable magnification optical system ZL12 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Fig. 46 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL12 according to Example 12, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 47 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL12 according to Example 12, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Fig. 48 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL12 according to Example 12 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL12 has a satisfactory optical performance such that aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL12 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- Example 13 will be described with reference to Figs. 49 to 52 and Table 13.
- a variable magnification optical system ZL (ZL13) according to Example 13 is constituted by, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having a negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having a positive refractive power; a third lens group G3 having a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power.
- the first lens group G1 is constituted by, in order from the object, a negative meniscus lens L11 having a concave surface oriented toward an image side, a biconcave lens L12, a biconcave lens L13, and a biconvex lens L14.
- the negative meniscus lens L11 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surfaces on both sides are aspherical surfaces.
- the biconcave lens L12 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the object side is an aspherical surface.
- the second lens group G2 is constituted by a 21st lens group G21 having a positive refractive power and a 22nd lens group G22 having a positive refractive power.
- the 21 st lens group G21 is constituted by a biconvex lens L21 and a cemented lens including a negative meniscus lens L22 having a concave surface oriented toward the image side and a positive meniscus lens L23 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the 22nd lens group G22 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L24 and a negative meniscus lens L25 having a concave surface oriented toward the object side.
- the third lens group G3 is constituted by, in order from the object, a 31st lens group G31 having a negative refractive power and a 32nd lens group G32 having a negative refractive power.
- the 31 st lens group G31 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L31 and a biconvex lens L32.
- the 32nd lens group G32 is constituted by, in order from the object, a cemented lens including a biconcave lens L33 and a positive meniscus lens L34 having a convex surface oriented toward the object side.
- the positive meniscus lens L34 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- the fourth lens group G4 is constituted by, in order from the object, a biconvex lens L41, a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L42 and a biconcave lens L43, and a cemented lens including a biconvex lens L44 and a biconcave lens L45.
- the biconcave lens L45 is a glass-molded aspherical lens of which the lens surface on the image side is an aspherical surface.
- An aperture stop S is provided between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3, and the aperture stop S forms the third lens group G3.
- Varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state is performed by moving the first lens group G 1 toward the image side and then moving the first lens group G1 toward the object side, and moving the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 toward the object side such that the distances between the respective lens groups (the distance between the first and second lens groups G1 and G2, the distance between the second and third lens groups G2 and G3, and the distance between the third and fourth lens groups G4) are changed.
- the aperture stop S is moved toward the object side integrally with the third lens group G3.
- Focusing from infinity to an object at a close distance is performed by moving the 21st lens group G21 toward the image side.
- image blur correction (vibration reduction) on the image plane I is performed by moving the 32nd lens group G32 as the vibration-reduction lens group VR so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.
- the vibration-reduction lens group VR (a moving lens group) for image blur correction may be moved in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis by (f ⁇ tan ⁇ )/K.
- the 31st lens group G31 positioned at an object-side of the 32nd lens group G32 is immovable during image blur correction.
- Example 13 in the wide-angle end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.70 and the focal length is 16.40 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.81° is -0.33 mm. In the intermediate focal length state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -0.83 and the focal length is 23.50 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.68° is -0.34 mm. In the telephoto end state, since the vibration reduction coefficient is -1.11 and the focal length is 34.00 mm, the moving distance of the vibration-reduction lens group VR for correcting the rotation blur of 0.57° is -0.30 mm.
- Table 13 illustrates the values of respective specifications of Example 13.
- Surface numbers 1 to 31 in Table 13 correspond to optical surfaces of m1 to m31 illustrated in Fig. 49 .
- Table 13 [Lens Specification] Surface number R D nd vd *1 74.98920 3.000 1.76690 46.9 *2 16.71640 13.914 1.00000 *3 -200.00000 1.700 1.76690 46.9 4 74.41837 3.254 1.00000 5 -113.97279 1.700 1.49700 81.7 6 51.25758 1.218 1.00000 7 48.46513 5.220 1.75520 27.6 8 -196.30825 (D8) 1.00000 9 51.66521 3.926 1.64769 33.7 10 -186.59307 0.100 1.00000 11 53.65429 1.000 1.84666 23.8 12 20.79244 4.835 1.60342 38.0 13 64.81668 (D13) 1.00000 14 39.17548 6.856 1.49700 81.7 15 -37.89813 1.400
- variable magnification optical system ZL13 satisfies Conditional Expressions (1) to (4).
- Fig. 50 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on infinity, of the variable magnification optical system ZL13 according to Example 13, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state
- part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state
- part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- FIG. 51 shows graphs illustrating various aberrations (spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, magnification chromatic aberration, and lateral aberration) upon focusing on a close point, of the variable magnification optical system ZL13 according to Example 13, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- Fig. 52 shows graphs illustrating lateral aberration of the variable magnification optical system ZL13 according to Example 13 when image blur correction is performed upon focusing on infinity, in which part (a) illustrates the wide-angle end state, part (b) illustrates the intermediate focal length state, and part (c) illustrates the telephoto end state.
- variable magnification optical system ZL13 has a satisfactory optical performance such that aberrations are satisfactorily corrected in states ranging from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and from the focusing-on-infinity state to the focusing-on-close-point state. Moreover, it can be understood that the variable magnification optical system ZL13 has an excellent imaging performance upon image blur correction.
- variable magnification optical system in which the F-value is smaller than F3.5 (preferably smaller than F2.8) upon varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and the F-value is approximately constant upon varying magnification from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state and which has such a wide angle of view that the half-angle of view is approximately 50° or more, and in which various aberrations are corrected satisfactorily.
- variable magnification optical system ZL Although the numbered examples of a four-group configuration has been illustrated as numbered examples of the variable magnification optical system ZL, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to other group configurations (for example, a five-group configuration or the like). Specifically, a configuration in which a lens or a lens group is added at a position closest to an object and a configuration in which a lens or a lens group is added at a position closest to an image may be employed.
- a lens group refers to a portion having at least one lens isolated by air space which changes upon varying magnification or focusing.
- variable magnification optical system ZL a portion of a lens group, an entire lens group, or a plurality of lens groups may be moved in the optical axis direction as a focusing lens group in order to perform focusing from an object at infinity to an object at a close distance.
- a focusing lens group can be applied to autofocus and is also suitable for driving based on an autofocus motor (for example, an ultrasonic motor or the like).
- an autofocus motor for example, an ultrasonic motor or the like.
- variable magnification optical system ZL an entire arbitrary lens group or a partial lens group may be moved so as to have a component in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis or may be rotated (oscillated) in an in-plane direction including the optical axis so as to function as a vibration-reduction lens group that corrects image blur occurring due to camera shake or the like.
- a lens that is immovable during vibration reduction may be disposed at an image-side of the 32nd lens group G32.
- the lens surface may be formed as a spherical surface or a flat surface and may be formed as an aspherical surface.
- the lens surface is a spherical surface or a flat surface, it is possible to facilitate lens processing, assembly, and adjustment and to prevent deterioration of optical performance resulting from errors in the processing, assembly and adjustment. Moreover, deterioration of the rendering performance is little even when the image plane is shifted.
- the aspherical surface may be an aspherical surface obtained by grinding, a glass-molded aspherical surface obtained by molding glass into an aspherical surface, or a composite aspherical surface obtained by forming a resin on the surface of glass into an aspherical shape.
- the lens surface may be a diffraction surface and may be a refractive index distributed lens (a GRIN lens) or a plastic lens.
- the aperture stop S be disposed near the third lens group G3.
- the role of the aperture stop may be substituted by the frame of a lens without providing a separate member as the aperture stop.
- each lens surface may be coated with an anti-reflection film which has high transmittance in a wide wavelength region in order to decrease flare and ghosting and achieve satisfactory optical performance with high contrast.
- variable magnification ratio (variable power ratio) of the variable magnification optical system ZL may be set to approximately 2, for example.
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